Okaloosa Pier Wind Stats

This image shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions over a normal September. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue indicates the strength, with the darkest shade of blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 2878 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Okaloosa Pier, located 44 km away (27 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the dominant wind at Okaloosa Pier blows from the S. If the rose graph shows a fairly circular pattern, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Okaloosa Pier. On the other hand, dominant spokes illustrate favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. During a typical September, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 14% of the time (4 days each September) and blows offshore 28% of the time (3 days in an average September). Over an average September wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was forecast for only a single days at Okaloosa Pier

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